1. English ACT

2. English Section Overview The English section is always… 1 st section on the ACT 1 st section on the ACT 75 questions 75 questions 45 minutes 45 minutes 5 passages 5 passages

3. English Section Overview: Skills Covered Grammar Grammar Punctuation Punctuation Sentence Structure Sentence Structure Organization Organization Strategy Strategy Style Style

4. English Section Overview: Scoring 39 right (raw score) = Scaled score of 18 = “college readiness”

5. English Overview: Question Types Two types of questions: 1. Usage & Mechanics (underlined) 1. Usage & Mechanics (underlined) 2. Rhetorical Skills (boxed) 2. Rhetorical Skills (boxed)

6. English Overview: Question Types Usage/Mechanics Rhetorical Skills

7. Usage and Mechanics  40 questions total (underlined questions)  Questions cover: Punctuation - 10 questions Punctuation - 10 questions Grammar - 12 questions Grammar - 12 questions Sentence structure - 18 questions Sentence structure - 18 questions

8. Punctuation  Questions ask you to correct misplaced, misused, or missing punctuation marks.  Most common CommasCommas ApostrophesApostrophes ColonsColons Semi-colonsSemi-colons

9. Punctuation

10. Grammar Questions cover: Subject-verb agreement Subject-verb agreement Pronoun-noun agreement Pronoun-noun agreement

11. Grammar: Subject-Verb Agreement

12. Grammar: Pronoun – Noun Agreement

13. Sentence Structure  Questions deal with the sentence as a whole.  Questions cover: ParallelismParallelism Modifier placementModifier placement Run-onsRun-ons FragmentsFragments

14. Sentence Structure: Parallelism

15. Sentence Structure: Misplaced Modifiers

17. Sentence Structure: Run-ons & Fragments

18. Rhetorical Skills 35 questions (Box questions) Writing strategy – 12 questions Writing strategy – 12 questions Organization – 11 questions Organization – 11 questions Style – 12 questions Style – 12 questions

19. Writing Strategy  Questions on revising a passage to improve its effectiveness.  Questions cover: TransitionsTransitions Adding evidenceAdding evidence

20. Writing Strategy: Transitions

21. Writing Strategy: Adding Evidence

22. Organization Questions ask you to rearrange a sentence, paragraph, or passage to maximize coherency and unity.

23. Paragraph Organization

24. Sentence Organization

25. Style Questions assess how well you can choose the most appropriate word for a sentence in terms of its tone and clarity.

26. Style: Tone

28. Style: Redundancy / Wordiness